Tag: Military leadership
Panel: End commanders’ power to block military sex cases
WASHINGTON — A Pentagon panel is recommending that decisions to prosecute service members for sexual assault be made by independent authorities, not commanders, in...
Defense Secretary Austin: US adding 500 troops in Germany
BERLIN — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Tuesday that he is expanding the U.S. military presence in Germany by 500 troops, suggesting he...
Biden nominee Wormuth would be first woman to lead Army
BERLIN — President Joe Biden plans to nominate Christine Wormuth, a former senior Pentagon official, to be the first woman to lead the Army,...
Former soldiers charged in stabbing death of another soldier
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Two former soldiers have been indicted on charges including murder in the death of another soldier who was found stabbed to...
Pentagon chief orders review of deadly 2020 attack in Kenya
BERLIN — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday ordered an Army review of an investigation into a January 2020 militant assault on the Manda...
US Navy dismisses Pearl Harbor-based ship’s commander
HONOLULU — The Navy said it relieved the commander of a Pearl Harbor-based destroyer after losing confidence in her leadership.
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Polish officer to hold US V Corps post under exchange deal
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s defense ministry say a senior Polish officer has been appointed deputy commander of U.S. Army V Corps at Fort Knox...
Mexican soldiers seized after Guatemalan killed near border
MEXICO CITY — Some 300 residents of a remote stretch of the Mexico-Guatemala border held 15 Mexican soldiers captive for hours after one of...
US general: Afghans need US troops to counter Taliban
WASHINGTON — Afghanistan's military forces need U.S. assistance to successfully counter the Taliban, the top general for U.S. Special Operations Command told Congress on...
AP sources: Iran threatens US Army base and top general
Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army base in the nation's capital, and against the Army’s vice chief of staff, two senior...